Arnstadt Hauptbahnhof

Arnstadt Hauptbahnhof or Arnstadt Central Station[1] is a railway station in the town of Arnstadt in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the meeting point of the Erfurt-Schweinfurt, Arnstadt–Saalfeld and Arnstadt-Ichtershausen lines.

Arnstadt Hauptbahnhof
Bf
The station building
Location	Arnstadt, Ilm-Kreis, Thuringia Germany
Coordinates	50°50′31″N 10°56′51″E
Line(s)	Erfurt-Schweinfurt Arnstadt–Saalfeld Arnstadt-Ichtershausen
Other information
Station code	0180
DS100 code	UA
IBNR	10007
Category	5
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	1867
Services
Preceding station   DB Regio Südost   Following station Neudietendorf toward Erfurt Hbf RE 7 Mainfranken-Thüringen-Express via Ebenhausen (Unterfr) Plaue (Thür) toward Würzburg Hbf Preceding station   Erfurter Bahn   Following station Haarhausen toward Erfurt Hbf EB 23 Elster Saale Bahn Marlishausen toward Saalfeld (Saale) Preceding station   Süd-Thüringen-Bahn   Following station Arnstadt Süd toward Ilmenau STx 45 Neudietendorf toward Erfurt Hbf Arnstadt Süd toward Meiningen STx 50 Neudietendorf toward Erfurt Hbf Arnstadt Süd toward Meiningen STB 44 Neudietendorf toward Erfurt Hbf Arnstadt Süd toward Ilmenau STB 46 Haarhausen toward Erfurt Hbf
Location
Arnstadt Hauptbahnhof Location within Thuringia Arnstadt Hauptbahnhof Location within Germany Arnstadt Hauptbahnhof Location within Europe

History

The station was opened on May 16, 1867, then as the southern terminus of the railway line to Erfurt. In 1869, a line to Plaue and Ilmenau was added at the southern end of the station. In 1894, a third line to Saalfeld was opened.

The station saw a number of long-distance services calling before World War II, for example the fast trains from Berlin to Stuttgart. Its importance diminished however after the German division, even though it still had long distance trains to Suhl and Berlin calling at the station. In the 1990s, InterRegio services called at Arnstadt.

The former depot is now used as a depot for heritage steam engines.

Train services

The station is served by the following service(s):

Service	Train Type	Route	Material	Frequency
RE2	DB Regional Express	Arnstadt Hbf - Niederwillingen - Stadtilm - Rottenbach - Bad Blankenburg - Saalfeld (Saale)		Every 2 hours
RE7 Mainfranken-Thüringen-Express	DB Regional Express	Erfurt Hbf - Neudietendorf - Arnstadt Hbf - Plaue (Thür) - Gräfenroda - Oberhof (Thür) - Zella-Mehlis - Suhl - Grimmenthal - Mellrichstadt - Bad Neustadt - Münnerstadt - Ebenhausen (Unterfr) - Schweinfurt Hbf - Würzburg Hbf	Class 612	Every 2 hours
RB23	DB	Erfurt Hbf - Neudietendorf - Arnstadt Hbf - Marlishausen - Niederwillingen - Stadtilm - Singen (Thür) - Paulinzella - Rottenbach - Quittelsdorf - Bad Blankenburg - Saalfeld (Saale)		Every 2 hours
RB (STB4)	Süd-Thüringer-Bahn	Erfurt Hbf - Erfurt-Bischleben - Neudietendorf - Sülzenbrücken - Haarhausen - Arnstadt Hbf - Arnstadt Süd - Plaue (Thür) - Gräfenroda - Dörrberg - Gehlberg - Oberhof (Thür) - Zella-Mehlis - Suhl - Suhl-Heinrichs - Dietzhausen - Rohr (Thür) - Grimmenthal - Untermaßfeld - Meiningen	Class 450	Every 2 hours
RB (EB3)	Erfurter Bahn	Erfurt Hbf - Erfurt-Bischleben - Neudietendorf - Sülzenbrücken - Haarhausen - Arnstadt Hbf - Arnstadt Süd - Plaue (Thür) - Martinroda - Geraberg - Elgersburg - Ilmenau-Roda - Ilmenau Pörlitzer Höhe - Ilmenau	Class 450	1x per hour

References

1. ThüringenCard on the website of Thuringia Tourism. Retrieved 28 Feb 2014.